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two-point lead for the president in florida. one-point lead in virginia. big hill for mitt romney to claim clitomorrow night. >>> let's go to the finance.yahoo.com poll. the aftermath from sandy. do you think the pace of the recovery will help or hurt either candidate? go to vote at finance.yahoo.com. josh, do you think at this point the voters especially in our north carolina of the woods will use this storm as an issue as they cast their ballots or not? >> it is certainly going to be a matter of consequence but the real important question here is turnout. how many voters are actually going to come out. what we've seen based on historic evidence with regard to weather patterns is that one inch of rain decreased turnout by about one percentage point. after a storm like this, this gives us a baseline with which to work with for new jersey, new york and connecticut. >> let me push back a little bit. i live in new jersey, yet i come down to lower manhattan every day to go to work. i've seen both states deal with this crisis. i have found it to be somewhat of
two-point lead for the president in florida. one-point lead in virginia. big hill for mitt romney to claim clitomorrow night. >>> let's go to the finance.yahoo.com poll. the aftermath from sandy. do you think the pace of the recovery will help or hurt either candidate? go to vote at finance.yahoo.com. josh, do you think at this point the voters especially in our north carolina of the woods will use this storm as an issue as they cast their ballots or not? >> it is certainly going...
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florida, as well. we know now north carolina and, of course, iowa. >> larry, he needs 21 votes. >> yeah. there's a pattern. i mean, let's face it. there's a pattern here. and whether you're romney supporter or not, you got to look at this thing. the pattern spills over into the u.s. senate also. and the only place that was immune was the house of representatives. republicans kept the house. but i think nationally there's a pattern. i mean, i think mr. romney will do well if he can hold some of these florida, virginias. i'm not sure he can to be honest with you. >> i just think about if the -- let's say we end up where we were, the same split in the house and the democrats get the -- is the republican party going to be satisfied being there? >> that's the big question. >> does it mean a big change? i saw some republican pundits say this should be the end of the gop punditry class because of all the money that was spent, really would have gone for naught if romney does not win the presidency here. then i
florida, as well. we know now north carolina and, of course, iowa. >> larry, he needs 21 votes. >> yeah. there's a pattern. i mean, let's face it. there's a pattern here. and whether you're romney supporter or not, you got to look at this thing. the pattern spills over into the u.s. senate also. and the only place that was immune was the house of representatives. republicans kept the house. but i think nationally there's a pattern. i mean, i think mr. romney will do well if he can...
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romney has a slight lead in florida, as well. if branstad is right and that enthusiasm carries romney over that is a sign that some of the measurements have been off and likely voter screens have been off but in places like colorado and ohio mitt romney could do better than expected. we don't have reason to know that yet. >> there are a couple of early indicators? >> first state where polls are closing is the state of virginia. president obama carried. it was a breakthrough for president obama to carry it four years ago. both sides invested heavily in the state. shift of population up through northern virginia that are more democrat democratic leaning. you will see the obama campaign believes they have an ever so slight lead. the last poll showed 1 point lead for the president. >> 2.4 points in iowa. are those within the margin of error? >> yes. >> it's hard to say all these things. >> the reason is that if you average statewide polls your margin of error goes way down. >> it is not within the margin. >> what is the margin of err
romney has a slight lead in florida, as well. if branstad is right and that enthusiasm carries romney over that is a sign that some of the measurements have been off and likely voter screens have been off but in places like colorado and ohio mitt romney could do better than expected. we don't have reason to know that yet. >> there are a couple of early indicators? >> first state where polls are closing is the state of virginia. president obama carried. it was a breakthrough for...
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there is virginia and florida there. abc news is predicting mr. obama will likely win we'll see fog pushing into north bay valleys so normal seasonal conditions will return overnight lows into low 50s so cooler overnight. then some of the overnight readings earlier in the week. here is what's happening in the atmosphere, high pressure is retreating now, moving away. this big cold air mass coming our way. the cold front could bring showers to us. we'll start at 5:00 thursday morning. it will be dry. by 10:00 thursday morning we'll see showers developing in the north bay. the front swings eastward and south ward. showers reaching other parts of the bay area, there is not a lot of moisture with this system. some showers could trail into friday morning before giving way to sunny skies and much cooler conditions. into the seera, winter weather advisory in effect from thursday morning until friday afternoon. snow levels will be down to 3500 feet. tomorrow here in the bay area, much cooler, pleasant. sunny skies, high temperatures from 60s up to low 70s
there is virginia and florida there. abc news is predicting mr. obama will likely win we'll see fog pushing into north bay valleys so normal seasonal conditions will return overnight lows into low 50s so cooler overnight. then some of the overnight readings earlier in the week. here is what's happening in the atmosphere, high pressure is retreating now, moving away. this big cold air mass coming our way. the cold front could bring showers to us. we'll start at 5:00 thursday morning. it will be...
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even north florida is in the low 40s this morning. as far as the big storm out west, mostly the worst of it will be in the northern rockies. blizzard warnings for areas of montana. tons of snow out here with lots of strong, gusty winds. the white is the snow already falling. some rain mixing at the higher elevations with the snow. almost the entire state of montana is covered with a good snowfall. the forecast for today, after a cold start, a nice afternoon in the southeast. new england, slow improvement. we will see late day rain in minneapolis. the rest of the country looks okay. through the weekend, that storm heads into the heartland. >> all right. we'll check back in a little bit. >>> peyton's potential pizza payday. headlines are next. >>> plus, the company that vows to hire 100,000 veterans. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wanna see me get some great deals? it's a new way to get cash back deals, and it's called bankamerideals! i sign into my online banking... click the "cash back deals tab"... and pick the deals i want.
even north florida is in the low 40s this morning. as far as the big storm out west, mostly the worst of it will be in the northern rockies. blizzard warnings for areas of montana. tons of snow out here with lots of strong, gusty winds. the white is the snow already falling. some rain mixing at the higher elevations with the snow. almost the entire state of montana is covered with a good snowfall. the forecast for today, after a cold start, a nice afternoon in the southeast. new england, slow...
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obama's going to visit colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. and an almost identical tour for romney excepts he swaps florida in favor of, get this, pennsylvania. very interesting. now you're going to be looking, there it is, live pictures of westchester, ohio, where a mitt romney rally is under way. tens of thousands there, and lines to come into the rally stretch out for six blocks. this is interesting. does team romney see an opening there? let's talk here now is democratic strategist robert shrum, columnist for "the daily beast" and ed rogers, republican strategist and former bush 41 deputy assistant. gentlemen, welcome back. >> good to be here. >> i want to begin with this thought. not the jobs thing. the jobs thing is too inconclusive. what is so interesting is the aftermath, the immediate aftermath of the hurricane has turned out to be far worse, difficult. people die. gasoline lines. 1970 style stuff. somebody has to bear the blame for that even though it may be unfair. people are in an ugly mood about the aftermath of this storm, bob s
obama's going to visit colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. and an almost identical tour for romney excepts he swaps florida in favor of, get this, pennsylvania. very interesting. now you're going to be looking, there it is, live pictures of westchester, ohio, where a mitt romney rally is under way. tens of thousands there, and lines to come into the rally stretch out for six blocks. this is interesting. does team romney see an opening there? let's talk here...
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if president obama wins the state of florida, the race is over. but mitt romney is very, very much in that game. he needs to win florida, north carolina, and virginia and also win the state of ohio to get from where he is now, he's on track now to win 191 electoral votes. president obama is in line for 251. we're going to have to wait until more votes are counted before we know who gets there. >> >> your thoughts of where we stand and what this means for the economy. >> what you have is, of course, what we do know is that the republicans will hold on to the house of representatives. that the ve increase in the number of republicans committed to not raising taxes that swept into office in 2010, the obama people said oh, 57 of those republicans are in districts that obama carried and they will all be swept out with the tide in 2012. instead what happened was the country reiterated its commitment to a republican house, a house of representatives which as speaker boehner said, is committed to opposing all of obama's tax increase policies. so we have a
if president obama wins the state of florida, the race is over. but mitt romney is very, very much in that game. he needs to win florida, north carolina, and virginia and also win the state of ohio to get from where he is now, he's on track now to win 191 electoral votes. president obama is in line for 251. we're going to have to wait until more votes are counted before we know who gets there. >> >> your thoughts of where we stand and what this means for the economy. >> what...
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another key state to watch, florida, florida, florida. the most recent polling average showed mitt romney is holding an advantage leading about 50-48. with 29 electoral votes at stake it is a must-win for romney in his path to 270. and it's a state president obama won in 2008. to explain romney's path to victory in florida, we're join the by senator marco rubio. i'm just doing the average of the real clear politics center. actually, your man's up 1.5%. that's all it is, 49.7 versus 48.2. if you can't win florida, pack up and go home, what's your take? >> well, 1.5% in florida as blowout. let's hope it's that much. we feel good about florida, we really do. i mean, as i said, the best way i can put it is i'd rather be us than them. there's a lot of the reasons why we feel good about florida. because the early voting advantage the democrats built up in 2008 isn't there this time around. it's about half, less than half what was they had going in. last year, 2008, going into election day. that manifests -- that's evidence of a lack of enthusia
another key state to watch, florida, florida, florida. the most recent polling average showed mitt romney is holding an advantage leading about 50-48. with 29 electoral votes at stake it is a must-win for romney in his path to 270. and it's a state president obama won in 2008. to explain romney's path to victory in florida, we're join the by senator marco rubio. i'm just doing the average of the real clear politics center. actually, your man's up 1.5%. that's all it is, 49.7 versus 48.2. if you...
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the greatest amount has been spent here in florida. now, if you come back to me and look over my left shoulders, we are here at the henry gardens here in orlando, fairly quiet here, no long lines, there were lines this morning, they have cleared up, but i believe we have some aerial video of other long lines in orange county and that's critical. heavy voter turnout among the 50-plus group gives it to romney. the 50 below age group, of course, favors president obama. guys, back to you? >> mary, thank you very much for that. certainly feels like lines are the new normal these days. >>> nevada is another state to watch. las vegas has had more political tv ads than any other city in the nation. and the candidates have been stumping there every single week. jane wells is stomping the ground there is as well. jane? >> reporter: i'm outside caesars palace, las vegas is packed, obviously everybody voted early or not voting at all we talk about nevada, we talk about the gaming companies and some ceos have contributed to mitt romney. all of them
the greatest amount has been spent here in florida. now, if you come back to me and look over my left shoulders, we are here at the henry gardens here in orlando, fairly quiet here, no long lines, there were lines this morning, they have cleared up, but i believe we have some aerial video of other long lines in orange county and that's critical. heavy voter turnout among the 50-plus group gives it to romney. the 50 below age group, of course, favors president obama. guys, back to you? >>...
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there are long lines in florida and ohio. this is miami today, florida and president obama is spending his election day in his hometown of chicago. mitt romney has a few campaign stops before he heads to spend the night in boston. >> the other big story that we are following is the record breaking weather. >> the dow jones is up by 70 points. rob black is now joining us. >> this is something that we started to look at on wall street yesterday. the only thing that we can do is europe. greek and boats are on top and germany is in a recession. this seems to be the only negative thing hanging over. >> we had home sells up by 5% from september 2011 to september 2012. >> when you read the story is all about foreclosures and foreclosures pushed prices so low. house and will be the biggest story for next year and you and i will say that our house has gone up in value. the economy will look better net share in stabilization is helping the housing market turned the corner. when the housing market turns the corner then we take out loans
there are long lines in florida and ohio. this is miami today, florida and president obama is spending his election day in his hometown of chicago. mitt romney has a few campaign stops before he heads to spend the night in boston. >> the other big story that we are following is the record breaking weather. >> the dow jones is up by 70 points. rob black is now joining us. >> this is something that we started to look at on wall street yesterday. the only thing that we can do is...
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we'll take you a little bit further south, of course florida one of our swing states. and getting messier by the minute across sections of north florida and you can clearly see that that rainfall will make impacts for many of you across sections of the southeast including georgia and into the carolinas. some showery weather also for those of you in the northwest. in terms of tracking the storm system, the nor'easter that we've been talking about, this has clearly been on everyone's mind and we know how important it is to folks who want to get the latest details. once that storm system which is bringing the rain that we just showed you across the southeast begins to lift upward, we are anticipating those impacts to begin wednesday into thursday. and then thursday into thursday night, we will see some wet and wintry weather continuing, but the latest model runs are trending the system a little bit further offshore. back to you. >> thanks, danielle. it is now a sprint to the white house this morning. investors are waiting for a level of uncertainty to be removed from the
we'll take you a little bit further south, of course florida one of our swing states. and getting messier by the minute across sections of north florida and you can clearly see that that rainfall will make impacts for many of you across sections of the southeast including georgia and into the carolinas. some showery weather also for those of you in the northwest. in terms of tracking the storm system, the nor'easter that we've been talking about, this has clearly been on everyone's mind and we...
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., and florida those three. but do the math, that's still not 270. he still needs to pick up either new hampshire or iowa, he needs those two states if he is going to break 270. iowa is leaning towards obama right now. tomorrow night one of the first things to look at is obviously the east coast states will vote first in terms of the numbers but keep your eye on of virginia because the va is critical, if romney loses va. the handwriting may be on the wall, florida will be called or round that same time as well if romney loses florida the handwriting is on the wall and pennsylvania and ohio, all of those are in the first batch. if one picks up virginia and that when he is likely and he has a pretty decent chance in florida if he picks those to up than his race continues. no republican has ever won without ohio. you expected there may be some early calls by the big networks tomorrow? >> the network calls also depend on the exit polls for the first time ever we're doing much to our exit polls around the country we're only looking at battleground states.
., and florida those three. but do the math, that's still not 270. he still needs to pick up either new hampshire or iowa, he needs those two states if he is going to break 270. iowa is leaning towards obama right now. tomorrow night one of the first things to look at is obviously the east coast states will vote first in terms of the numbers but keep your eye on of virginia because the va is critical, if romney loses va. the handwriting may be on the wall, florida will be called or round that...
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i do feel good about florida. >> what makes you feel good about florida? >> i think romney is going to do well on the i-4 corridor but will keep it close enough in the eastern time zone that when the votes come in from the central time zone, northwest florida, for hundreds of thousands of people vote, they will roll up a big margin for romney and it will overcome whatever small margin, if any, obama gets out of the eastern half the state. >> sounded a little to me, i'm playing psychologist here, probably bad thing to do, that your knees are knocking a little bit over virginia. and i would dare say, if governor romney doesn't carry virginia, he isn't going to carry. >> very hard for him to win without virginia. it's not impossible but it's very hard. i think virginia is going to be very, very close. i think it's going to be razor thin. i would rather have romney's hand in virginia than obama's because -- >> governor barbour, it's brian sullivan in rockefeller center, sorry to jump in, sir. >> that's all right. >> i'm also from virginia and understand the by
i do feel good about florida. >> what makes you feel good about florida? >> i think romney is going to do well on the i-4 corridor but will keep it close enough in the eastern time zone that when the votes come in from the central time zone, northwest florida, for hundreds of thousands of people vote, they will roll up a big margin for romney and it will overcome whatever small margin, if any, obama gets out of the eastern half the state. >> sounded a little to me, i'm playing...
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florida could be another long night. we have seen that before. >> we certainly -- it certainly might be. but we want to look at virginia. seeing the latest numbers from the associated press. virginia with 13 votes, romney, 52%, president barack obama with 48%. but, remember, a lot of government contractors, government workers living in the state of virginia. we will have to see how that plays out as well. >>> we have poll workers getting ready for the polls to close in 45 minutes. how are things looking there? >> not bad right now. but let me tell you as people have been coming in as the deadline approaches, clerks office staff have been telling me people have been bringing in sample ballots instead of their official ballots and making other mistakes coming here. one woman tried to cast a vote here. we are seeing more people come in as it gets close to the polls closing. i learned they are dealing with problems, a dozen scanners that were jamming and needed to be replaced. here at the clerk's office, election votes 50% o
florida could be another long night. we have seen that before. >> we certainly -- it certainly might be. but we want to look at virginia. seeing the latest numbers from the associated press. virginia with 13 votes, romney, 52%, president barack obama with 48%. but, remember, a lot of government contractors, government workers living in the state of virginia. we will have to see how that plays out as well. >>> we have poll workers getting ready for the polls to close in 45...
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. >> for mitt romney it's a win in florida, virginia and ohio. he needs to sweep all three. he will finish up tomorrow, watching returns in boston. >> do you want real change? >> president obama will be here in chicago tomorrow night workers preparing a hall that will hold as many as 18,000. four years ago we were in grant park. >> big stage said up. >> marty williams flew out hoping to see another quarter million people celebrating in grant park. >> it's cold. if i'd he i'd be prepared to watch him on election night win for a second time. >> fargo and williams don't have tickets to the event and have been reserved for donors and volunteers. like people manning this phone bank. among them, resident and staffer turned advisor. >> you can see energy here and people that are invested here. and so i don't think anything is being taken for granted. i came out from california about a week ago. you can see people getting on buses and doing what they need to do. >> taubing about energy. but out on the streets in chicago we're not seeing signs for obama or big crowds. we're not feeli
. >> for mitt romney it's a win in florida, virginia and ohio. he needs to sweep all three. he will finish up tomorrow, watching returns in boston. >> do you want real change? >> president obama will be here in chicago tomorrow night workers preparing a hall that will hold as many as 18,000. four years ago we were in grant park. >> big stage said up. >> marty williams flew out hoping to see another quarter million people celebrating in grant park. >> it's...
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you're not looking at one florida. you may look at seven. >> going back to the original question that i asked you about volatility of the markets and pricing of the 20-point to 30-point move on s&p 500 seems when we get a winner as you say, it will be a surprise in the markets because it's been so close to the very end. if we don't get a winner, it will also create volatility. either way we're in for a big move on the s&p 500 tomorrow. >> i think it will be bigger if you don't get a winner. you'll get a sigh of relief rally if you do get some kind of winner initially. >> art, thanks. good to see you. art cashin. tax reform obviously a key point of contention in the election. what federal tax rate would you pay if mitt romney were to win? what if the president won re-election? we'll talk to jim stewart of "the new york times" talking about some numbers and what it means for your finances next. >>> plus, the east coast is bracing for another nor'easter storm tomorrow. just one week after hurricane sandy. so will it imped
you're not looking at one florida. you may look at seven. >> going back to the original question that i asked you about volatility of the markets and pricing of the 20-point to 30-point move on s&p 500 seems when we get a winner as you say, it will be a surprise in the markets because it's been so close to the very end. if we don't get a winner, it will also create volatility. either way we're in for a big move on the s&p 500 tomorrow. >> i think it will be bigger if you...
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. >> word out of florida is jep bush is getting his ducks in a row for 2016. jeb jr. also weighed in on marco rubio, another potential 2016 candidate. earlier this week rubio passed on a question on the age of the earth, calling it one of the great mysteries. not to scientists, they say it's 4.5 billion years old. jeb called rubio's response a head-scratching type of answer. senator rand paul of kentucky is ready to follow in his pop's footsteps and make a run for the top spot, but the 2016 republican field may be missing out on one famous campaign ritual, the iowa straw poll. after 33 years, governor terry branstead said the event outlived its usefulness. that's an understatement. it does not predict success in iowa. just last year, michele bachmann won before finishing sixth. >>> as the northeast recovers from hurricane sandy, new jersey governor chris christie is receiving praise. 36% of new york voters say christie did the best job respond together disaster. 22% say president obama's was the strongest. not everyone is happy with christie. some republicans recent t
. >> word out of florida is jep bush is getting his ducks in a row for 2016. jeb jr. also weighed in on marco rubio, another potential 2016 candidate. earlier this week rubio passed on a question on the age of the earth, calling it one of the great mysteries. not to scientists, they say it's 4.5 billion years old. jeb called rubio's response a head-scratching type of answer. senator rand paul of kentucky is ready to follow in his pop's footsteps and make a run for the top spot, but the...
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mitt romney will begin his final day of campaigning in central florida. he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the northeast, residents in some of the hardest hit areas are batting cold weather and a new threat from mother nature. fox's rick leventhal is in hoboken, new jersey with more. >> reporter: with difficult recovery efforts continuing in much of the northeast, dropping temperatures now raising new concerns. six days after sandy, many resident still have no power. new york governor andrew cuomo says homes without heat are, quote, uninhabitable. >> we'll have tens of thousands of people who need housing solutions right away. >> reporter: right now, forecasters say a nor'easter could hit the region by wednesday. a fuel shortage is expected to continue for days in northern new jersey. many drivers still waiting
mitt romney will begin his final day of campaigning in central florida. he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the northeast, residents in some of the hardest hit areas are batting cold weather and a new threat from mother nature. fox's...
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that's a key battleground area in florida. now as far as the forecast is going to go as we advance into election day, watching that light wintery mix. again, it's very light. shouldn't cause too many issues. there's a lot of other great weather. most of our battleground states are looking for mostly sunny to beautiful weather conditions. colorado to virginia, ohio, up to new hampshire should be a very nice day. what about that nor'easter we've been talking about over the last four or five days. i finally have some good news for everyone. it looks like the storm is going to be a little further off the coast. i don't think we're going to see a lot of significant wind damage out of this. we could see some snow in areas where sandy hit. it's very cold out here this morning. it looks like the areas from new jersey up to southern new england could be dealing with snow and rain. that's a look at our nationgtio forecast. >>> today we'll see plenty of cold temperatures. boston, sunshine, 45. pittsburgh looks nice. ohio, temperature not
that's a key battleground area in florida. now as far as the forecast is going to go as we advance into election day, watching that light wintery mix. again, it's very light. shouldn't cause too many issues. there's a lot of other great weather. most of our battleground states are looking for mostly sunny to beautiful weather conditions. colorado to virginia, ohio, up to new hampshire should be a very nice day. what about that nor'easter we've been talking about over the last four or five days....
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florida remains a toss-up. clearly not going to make a difference to the overall outcome. 270, that was the number to reesm we knew once we started to get the results from ohio, that it was going in barack obama's way decisively. yes, 303 to barack obama 206 to mitt romney. >> but the race for the white house wasn't the only major contest as control of congress was also up for grabs. the democrats held on to the senate picking up two additional seats in massachusetts, where elizabeth warren beat the incumbent scott brown. in indiana, congressman joe donnelly beat the controversial richard mourdock. congress remains divides republicans maintain their control over the house of representatives. romney's running mate paul ryan won his re-election campaign for his house seat. >> joining us for more analysis is ron freeman. ron, good morning. >> good morning, kelly. >> ron, what's your initial reaction here to the outcome? what's the biggest impact this is going to have on policy? >> i think the biggest impact it wil
florida remains a toss-up. clearly not going to make a difference to the overall outcome. 270, that was the number to reesm we knew once we started to get the results from ohio, that it was going in barack obama's way decisively. yes, 303 to barack obama 206 to mitt romney. >> but the race for the white house wasn't the only major contest as control of congress was also up for grabs. the democrats held on to the senate picking up two additional seats in massachusetts, where elizabeth...
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florida, nu/"carolina, virginia, iowa, colorado, nevada -- which is tough for romney. we get to 269-269. then it goes to congress. the house of representatives picks the president. we have a republican house and will have one after this election. that means mitt romney assuming no elector defects to one side or the other. the house of representatives would elect mitt romney president. but the senate elects the vice president. that means joe biden could serve with mitt romney. crazy and i don't expect it to happen. but not beyond the realm of possibility. >> you have biden in cleveland, romney there, too. is that a lack of confidence in ohio? >> i think that suggests a determination not to relax on the final day. the president will do media interviews from home in chicago. mitt romney is out on the stump. i think so is paul ryan for that matter. joe biden is ensuring the democrats aren't leaving anything set in ohio unanswered. >> john, thanks so much. going to be a long night. we'll look forward to your reports throughout the evening. history shows democratic president
florida, nu/"carolina, virginia, iowa, colorado, nevada -- which is tough for romney. we get to 269-269. then it goes to congress. the house of representatives picks the president. we have a republican house and will have one after this election. that means mitt romney assuming no elector defects to one side or the other. the house of representatives would elect mitt romney president. but the senate elects the vice president. that means joe biden could serve with mitt romney. crazy and i...
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. >> as we go to the break, people in florida waiting in long lines to cast their vote in what is always an important swing state. we're back after this. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of your portfolio. tax efficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses
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he was able to outmobilize florida and virginia and ohio. these states that made sure people got out to vote. despite the enthusiasm is what i think carried obama through. this is largely based on the fundamentals. the spending didn't really move very much. >> despite the fact that it was so close, what do you think that will mean for obama's second term. >> he wins as president bush said in 2004 he had some political capital now and he can spend it. but this is a very narrow victory. so i think the question becomes do the republicans in congress having potentially increased their margins in the house but lost some senate seats do they come now and say let's negotiate the grand bargains that we could have negotiated four years ago. let's deal with the debt problems, let's deal with these big issues that are coming the start of this calendar year. or does this become a rescue. the republicans say we won some, the democrats say we won some and we have a stalemate for four years or a recipe for collaboration and agreement. >> do you believe the
he was able to outmobilize florida and virginia and ohio. these states that made sure people got out to vote. despite the enthusiasm is what i think carried obama through. this is largely based on the fundamentals. the spending didn't really move very much. >> despite the fact that it was so close, what do you think that will mean for obama's second term. >> he wins as president bush said in 2004 he had some political capital now and he can spend it. but this is a very narrow...
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if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not this time. he lost ground but it didn't matter. >> and we're waiting on florida. still waiting on florida. >> by the end of our broadcast, we may have results. thank you so much. soledad? >> thanks. right to our panel and ask them what was done right and what was done very, very wrong. i guess i'm going to start with you. >> which part? >> either one. both sides. start with the dems. >> first and foremost, the right thing, the president was smart to make sure they had a smart ground game four years ago. i mean last election they implemented that ground game after the election because they knew how much mor
if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not...
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florida, 1,0 miles from ohio. >> the cleveland paper said it is that masterpiece of misdirection. >> the vice president cannot seem to remember what state he is in. he confused ohio with iowa. both campaigns back if full swing. swing. the "a team" will i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of your portfoo. taefficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. ca
florida, 1,0 miles from ohio. >> the cleveland paper said it is that masterpiece of misdirection. >> the vice president cannot seem to remember what state he is in. he confused ohio with iowa. both campaigns back if full swing. swing. the "a team" will i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a...
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the biggest of those battleground states are florida, ohio, and virginia. and that is where the candidates have been spending a lot of time since the republican convention. the obama-biden ticket in blue and the romney-ryan ticket in those red dots you see there. we have correspondents in all three of those states tonight and first dean reynolds is in the birthplace of seven american presidents, the state of ohio. dean? >> reporter: good evening, scott, from the statehouse in columbus. you know, ohio started voting early, five weeks ago and 1,787,000 people took advantage of that opportunity, the highest number in the state's history. we noticed today as well that a lot of people are casting provisional ballots, they go to people whose address doesn't match their registration or who requested an absentee ballot from the state but never got around to sending it back in. those provisional ballots could provide a dilemma because they need to be validated and they are not counted until november 17 so a close race could keep us waiting around for several days af
the biggest of those battleground states are florida, ohio, and virginia. and that is where the candidates have been spending a lot of time since the republican convention. the obama-biden ticket in blue and the romney-ryan ticket in those red dots you see there. we have correspondents in all three of those states tonight and first dean reynolds is in the birthplace of seven american presidents, the state of ohio. dean? >> reporter: good evening, scott, from the statehouse in columbus....
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>>shepard: what is the word on turn out in florida? >>reporter: we will see bigger crowds in the afternoon and half of the expected vote have voted but the secretary of state says that until we know the numbers the day has progressed very well and positive reports overall from around the state. in miami, certain locations saw long lines throughout the day as was the case in the all-important swing county of orange county around orlando, long lines there. but up to the wire the polls show that florida remains a toss up. >> mitt romney because i believe he is going to take this country forward not president obama. >> i voted for obama. he has done a great job the last fur years with a lot of improvement. >> ready for it to be over. keep our fingers crossed for the right guy. phil: people are so bombarded with campaign television commercials they told me they look forward to seeing new commercials for romney he must win the 29 electoral votes in florida for the path to victory. obama not as important but if he does win it again as in 2008
>>shepard: what is the word on turn out in florida? >>reporter: we will see bigger crowds in the afternoon and half of the expected vote have voted but the secretary of state says that until we know the numbers the day has progressed very well and positive reports overall from around the state. in miami, certain locations saw long lines throughout the day as was the case in the all-important swing county of orange county around orlando, long lines there. but up to the wire the polls...
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>> there are three big states: ohio, florida, and virginia. ohio being number one. i think florida is a republican state with 29 electoral votes and that is why they spent with ohio as 18 and that is why they have gone after the 13 electoral votes in virginia. hadn't gone democratic since 1964. linden banees johnson wanted it. sixty% he got in northern virginia. the bellweather counties or prince william and low den. he got 58% in prince william, in 2009, the republican mcdonald did very well in the southwest. the democrats are getting clobbered in cold country and they have to concentrate in getting out the african- american vote, which is very large, the same level of enthusiasm. i heard of all of the state battleground polls, this is a tie. it's going to be contested to the end. >> when you look at both of these campaigns tonight, the barack obama and mitt romney facades, when the staffers go to bed tonight, what is the biggest concern for obama and romney? >> the biggest concern for obama is independent voters neither democrats or republicans. romney was way ahe
>> there are three big states: ohio, florida, and virginia. ohio being number one. i think florida is a republican state with 29 electoral votes and that is why they spent with ohio as 18 and that is why they have gone after the 13 electoral votes in virginia. hadn't gone democratic since 1964. linden banees johnson wanted it. sixty% he got in northern virginia. the bellweather counties or prince william and low den. he got 58% in prince william, in 2009, the republican mcdonald did very...
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florida, 1,000 miles from ohio. >> the cleveland paper said it is that masterpiece of misdirection. >> the vice president cannot seem to remember what state he is in. he confused ohio with iowa. both campaigns back if full swing. the "a team" will tell us which way the demographic is trending. joining us is needed eastman from massachusetts. these fellas used capital one venture miles for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with e capital one venture card... you cafly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can tually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it was a gift. lou: the "a team" monica of crowley, but -- doug schoen and nina eastman fox news contributor. the benghazi cable is truly a disaster for the above administrations and? >> also the drip drip drip real documentation the administration knew what was happening in realtime requesting additional security for over one month, repeatedly deni
florida, 1,000 miles from ohio. >> the cleveland paper said it is that masterpiece of misdirection. >> the vice president cannot seem to remember what state he is in. he confused ohio with iowa. both campaigns back if full swing. the "a team" will tell us which way the demographic is trending. joining us is needed eastman from massachusetts. these fellas used capital one venture miles for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join...
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on sunday, president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you already voted. >> yeah! >> but if you haven't, there's still time. >> reporter: today, he will hit more swing states, wisconsin, iowa and ohio before heading home to chicago for election day. >> after all we've been through together, we can't give up now. >> reporter: mitt romney's battleground bonanza sunday included iowa, ohio, virginia and pennsylvania. >> we're taking back the white house because we're going to win pennsylvania! >> reporter: today he will visit florida, ohio, virginia and new hampshire. >> if you are tired of being tired, not just tonight but all the time... >> reporter: both candidates saw huge crowds at their rallies this weekend. and both realize at this point it's all about getting as many people as possible into the election booth. >> that's what's going to decide this because frankly, there's very few if any undecided voters left. >> reporter: that's a fact even these candidates can agree with. >> we're no longer relevant now. we're props. ultimately it's up
on sunday, president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you already voted. >> yeah! >> but if you haven't, there's still time. >> reporter: today, he will hit more swing states, wisconsin, iowa and ohio before heading home to chicago for election day. >> after all we've been through together, we can't give up now. >> reporter: mitt romney's battleground bonanza sunday included iowa, ohio, virginia and pennsylvania....
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he would need to win florida, virginia also ohio and iowa. as you heard tahman bradley report, mitt romney keeping his campaign alive today, making stops in ohio and pennsylvania. romney says feels good about ohio, campaign watchers say that might show he knows that's a long shot. another state worth keeping an eye on is virginia. virginia is going to have some of the earliest returns. if president obama wins it, mitt romney has to win ohio or the race is over. the magic number 270 electoral votes. >> in san jose elections officials say so far things are going smoothly. hundreds of voters have been stopping by to cast their ballots all morning. you can stop by any time today until 8:00 tonight when polls in california close. elections official there is have set up a drive-thru drop-off for absentee ballots. one of the biggest battles in california is the governor's tax on education funding. >> reporter: he didn't just vote here he held one last pep rally for prop 30. which some are calling the most important decision on today's state ballot.
he would need to win florida, virginia also ohio and iowa. as you heard tahman bradley report, mitt romney keeping his campaign alive today, making stops in ohio and pennsylvania. romney says feels good about ohio, campaign watchers say that might show he knows that's a long shot. another state worth keeping an eye on is virginia. virginia is going to have some of the earliest returns. if president obama wins it, mitt romney has to win ohio or the race is over. the magic number 270 electoral...
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florida. >> eric: florida -- put the graphic up one more time. understand something about florida. florida is interesting. the panhandle which is an earlier time zone so you have two different time zones in florida. also florida breaks down this way. the southern part of florida is typically a democrat win. from the mid-state down, i-4 corridor that cuts the state in half. south of it, democrats. north of the i-4 corridor is typically republican. keep an eye on it and a lot of people sit along there. tampa, orlando, some areas on the east coast of florida where they are getting a good sense of where florida is going to go. >> greg: mascot to disney world, are they forced to vote in character or vote as themselves? >> andrea: they can't vote in character, wouldn't it be -- >> greg: you don't need i.d. >> andrea: family saw mini mouse voting a certain way. forever be democrat or -- >> greg: goofy? >> andrea: je with have goofy. it's vice president of the united states. >> bob: not fair. >> andrea: florida, people forget obama only beat mccain by three points in florida. that was at h
florida. >> eric: florida -- put the graphic up one more time. understand something about florida. florida is interesting. the panhandle which is an earlier time zone so you have two different time zones in florida. also florida breaks down this way. the southern part of florida is typically a democrat win. from the mid-state down, i-4 corridor that cuts the state in half. south of it, democrats. north of the i-4 corridor is typically republican. keep an eye on it and a lot of people sit...
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let's hope there are no glitches in the florida voting system because after florida, this campaign is going to settle into another swing state, virginia. a couple of events scheduled there in virginia today before mr. romney and his whole collection is going to head on to ohio and new hampshire. so that is one heck of a day, the day before election. the key for both of these campaigns is going to be that ground game. we're down to the crunch. it's on the ground. what happens? people getting out there, volunteers, knocking on doors, dragging you to the polls if they need. to buses often take voters to the polls. in florida, the obama campaign was handing out pizza to people waiting in those long early voting lines. joining me to talk ground game, maria cardona and john avlon. john, you wrote about this. in your piece, you noted that president obama had a massive advantage in terms of the number of field offices that he had opened up, particularly in places like ohio and florida. since you're in ohio, do you see the effects of that? it's one thing to have the offices. it's another thing
let's hope there are no glitches in the florida voting system because after florida, this campaign is going to settle into another swing state, virginia. a couple of events scheduled there in virginia today before mr. romney and his whole collection is going to head on to ohio and new hampshire. so that is one heck of a day, the day before election. the key for both of these campaigns is going to be that ground game. we're down to the crunch. it's on the ground. what happens? people getting out...
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and with the help of the people in florida that is what is going to happen. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: first stop, florida, a shot at president to. >> he cared more about a liberal agenda nene -- then about repairing the economy dobamacare create now jobs. >> latinos are big in florida, nationwide romney hoped to be poing among them in mid 30s, he has been in high 20 for months, next stop is virginia, first lynch bererg. >> let's get everyone we know you on to vote tuesday. every voter, get them out. >> reporter: fairfax, to fortify romney's narrow edge in polls pump up the crucial get out the vote effort. and supporters booed mention of romney. >> no, no. don't book vote. -- don't boo, vote. >> president obama asked his supporters to vote for revenge. i ask the american people to vote for love of the country. >> reporter: then romney who taped a halftime message moved on to ohio, romney could win without the buckeye state but it would be tougher issue he added two election day stops one in cleveland, ohio, other to ttsburgh aimed at a come from behin
and with the help of the people in florida that is what is going to happen. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: first stop, florida, a shot at president to. >> he cared more about a liberal agenda nene -- then about repairing the economy dobamacare create now jobs. >> latinos are big in florida, nationwide romney hoped to be poing among them in mid 30s, he has been in high 20 for months, next stop is virginia, first lynch bererg. >> let's get everyone we know you on to...
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area yesterday after intern early balloting was extended following confusion and even chaos in some florida voting lines over the weekend. >> also some legal issues in ohio that we'll be following today as well. >>> in other news, here in new york, sandy forced dozens of polling centers to shut down. governor cuomo cleared the way for voters affected by the storm to cast their ballots. portable voting booths turned up. and shuttle buses will be available to take voters to new polling locations if need be. some residents are not even sure they'll show up. >> we don't have electricity, any running water, any heat, so, although i am concerned about voting, i'm more concerned about surviving. >> understandable distraction there. election officials posting information for voters online, and many of those who need it most have no power and, therefore, no access to the information. it's good they made special provisions. they did that in joj. some people are going to fax and e-mail and the governor in new york clearing the way. if you still have no power. if you don't know where you are going to s
area yesterday after intern early balloting was extended following confusion and even chaos in some florida voting lines over the weekend. >> also some legal issues in ohio that we'll be following today as well. >>> in other news, here in new york, sandy forced dozens of polling centers to shut down. governor cuomo cleared the way for voters affected by the storm to cast their ballots. portable voting booths turned up. and shuttle buses will be available to take voters to new...
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. >> it's an asset that they fly over to florida or drive through to visit grandma. they're not used to thinking of it in terms of an investment. >> reporter: brorson says mesirow's funds have a five-year return rate topping 20%. while some investors are making money renting land to farmers, others are making profits on a combination of rents and bonus payments from grain sales. still other investors operate the farms entirely. >> we will hire out a custom farmer to plant, fertilize and harvest. we take the crop then and we insure it. we might hedge it, sell forward. >> reporter: competition for farmland is hot and it's not easily purchased everywhere. while states like illinois and indiana let investors own farmland, iowa, kans, north dakota, and minnesota don't. that's prompting some investors to look for land in less traditional farming states like arkansas and louisiana. economists think farmland values and investor returns will continue to appreciate as long as grain prices remain high and interest rates remain low. diane eastabrook, nbr, chicago. >> susie: euro
. >> it's an asset that they fly over to florida or drive through to visit grandma. they're not used to thinking of it in terms of an investment. >> reporter: brorson says mesirow's funds have a five-year return rate topping 20%. while some investors are making money renting land to farmers, others are making profits on a combination of rents and bonus payments from grain sales. still other investors operate the farms entirely. >> we will hire out a custom farmer to plant,...
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in florida nearly 4.5 million people have voted early or by absentee coming very close to the number from last time. president obama voted early this year. he'll do some swing state interviews and then play in his traditional election day basketball game while awaiting the returns from chicago. mr. romney has added two last-minute campaign stops in ohio and pennsylvania after he votes in massachusetts. running mate paul ryan will vote in wisconsin before joining romney in boston. and vice president joe biden will vote in delaware before joining the president in chicago. nbc's tracie pots is in cincinnati, ohio. she has the details on the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: we're at a polling place in ohio. already a busy day. a busy crowd back and forth. lots of people planning to vote here in ohio, but they weren't the first to vote this morning. for the first time ever and with its lowest turnout in almost 50 years, a tie this morning in tiny dixville, notch. just after midnight they cast five votes for president obama, five for g
in florida nearly 4.5 million people have voted early or by absentee coming very close to the number from last time. president obama voted early this year. he'll do some swing state interviews and then play in his traditional election day basketball game while awaiting the returns from chicago. mr. romney has added two last-minute campaign stops in ohio and pennsylvania after he votes in massachusetts. running mate paul ryan will vote in wisconsin before joining romney in boston. and vice...
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of course florida is important. president obama was supposed to speak here at the campus to rally democratic supporters but had to cancel that event because of hurricane sandy. but we know a lot of students are expected to vote here. ucf campus is the second largest campus in the country. we know in the 2008 presidential election 23 million young people voted during that election. we will wait to see the numbers of how many young people vote in this presidential election. the uccucc -- we are live outsi ucf campus. >> thank you so much live in orlando. >>> the candidates they have spent over a year making their case to the american people. comb bill o'reilly talks about in giving his analysis. >> if president obama loses the election it would be because he could not convince america that his big government philosophy would improve the economy. even though mr. obama has that trouble in other areas like libya it is the economy that has made this election a struggle for him. the cold truth is, the president has not imp
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florida, a narrow but stubbornly consistent lead for the president in florida. >>> another projection. coming in pretty quickly. let's take a look. cnn projects missouri will be won by the presidential nominee for the republicans, mitt romney. more than 50% of the vote in. 58% for romney. 40% for barack obama. we are projecting missouri will go for mitt romney. where does it put us on the road to 270? romney at 201. the president of the united states, significantly ahead, at 256. so missouri, helps mitt romney, but maybe not enough. >> maybe not enough. the only sure bet for governor romney is the state of alaska. let's assign the state of alaska to governor romney. 204. look at the map right here, at the moment, the president is favored in nevada, the president leading in colorado. the president leading in florida, the president is leading in virginia, last time i look, president obama leading in virginia, narrowly. that's a relatively safe bet, that gets the president to 262. after that, any one state gets you over the top. >> we've got a really major projection to make. right now.
florida, a narrow but stubbornly consistent lead for the president in florida. >>> another projection. coming in pretty quickly. let's take a look. cnn projects missouri will be won by the presidential nominee for the republicans, mitt romney. more than 50% of the vote in. 58% for romney. 40% for barack obama. we are projecting missouri will go for mitt romney. where does it put us on the road to 270? romney at 201. the president of the united states, significantly ahead, at 256. so...